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Cornelius Clark 1770–1835 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1770

Birth Location: Lincoln County, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 1835

Death Location: Old Fort, McDowell County, North Carolina, United States of America

Father: James Clark

Mother: Hannah Clark

Spouse(s): Sarah Mendenhall

Children(s): Jonathan Clark, Nancy Clark, Ginsey Clark, Joshua Clark, William Clark, Susannah Clark, Jesse Clark, John Clark, Abslam Clark, Mahlon Clark, Letitia Clark

Cornelius Clark was born in 1770 in Lincoln County, North Carolina, USA, the child of James Clark And Hannah Clark. In 1810, Cornelius Clark resided in Capt Reids District, Lincoln, North Carolina, Unit. Cornelius Clark married Sarah A Mendenhall, and had children including Abslam Clark, Dolly Clark, Drusilla Clark, Ginsey Jane Mary Clark, James W Clark, Jesse Clark, John J Clark, Jonathan Clark, Joshua Clark, Letitia Clark, Mahlon Clark, Nancy Clark, Robert Clark, Susannah Ann E Clark, Washington Bishop Clark, William Clark. Cornelius Clark passed away in 1835 in Old Fort, McDowell County, North Carolina, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Cornelius Clark was born in 1770 in Lincoln County, North Carolina, USA, the child of James Clark And Hannah Clark.
  • In 1810, Cornelius Clark resided in Capt Reids District, Lincoln, North Carolina, Unit.
  • Cornelius Clark married Sarah A Mendenhall, and had children including Abslam Clark, Dolly Clark, Drusilla Clark, Ginsey Jane Mary Clark, James W Clark, Jesse Clark, John J Clark, Jonathan Clark, Joshua Clark, Letitia Clark, Mahlon Clark, Nancy Clark, Robert Clark, Susannah Ann E Clark, Washington Bishop Clark, William Clark.
  • Cornelius Clark passed away in 1835 in Old Fort, McDowell County, North Carolina, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Clark
1740–1783
Birth Location: Lincoln, North Carolina, United States
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Hannah Clark
1747–1806
Birth Location: Cub Creek, Charlotte, Virginia, United States
HC

Spouses(s)

Sarah Mendenhall
1776–1850
Birth Location: McDowell County, North Carolina, USA
SM

Children(s)

Jonathan Clark
1796–1870
Birth Location: Warren County, North Carolina, USA
JC
Nancy Clark
1840–
Birth Location: North Carolina, USA
NC
Ginsey Clark
1806–1869
Birth Location: North Carolina, USA
GC
Joshua Clark
1796–
Birth Location: North Carolina, USA
JC
William Clark
1813–1899
Birth Location: Burke County, North Carolina, United States of America
WC
Susannah Clark
1785–1866
Birth Location: Burke, North Carolina, United States
SC
Jesse Clark
1811–1870
Birth Location: Crooked Creek, McDowell, North Carolina, United States
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John Clark
1815–1882
Birth Location: North Carolina, USA
JC
Abslam Clark
1818–1882
Birth Location: Crooked Creek, Burke, North Carolina, United States
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Mahlon Clark
1792–1798
Birth Location: North Carolina, USA
MC
Letitia Clark
1795–1799
Birth Location: –
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Cornelius Clark's Ancestors

Self
Cornelius Clark
1770–1835
Birth Place: Lincoln County, North Carolina, USA
Parents
James Clark
1740–1783
Lincoln, North Carolina, United States
Hannah Clark
1747–1806
Cub Creek, Charlotte, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
James Clark
1706–1783
Elinor Cannell
1704–
Northern Ireland
Israel (Sidney) Pickens
1693–1749
Ireland
Martha (Ann Nisbet Davis Pickens Clark) Falls
1710–1774
Lincoln County, North Carolina, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
Philip Cannell
1675–
William Pickens
1669–1735
Margaret Pike
1672–1740
Margaret Sympson
1698–1784
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert Pickens
1644–1700
Ester Benoit
1745–1674
Susan Campbell
1683–1720

Cornelius Clark's Descendants

1.
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Cornelius Clark (1770–1835) m. Sarah (A.) Mendenhall (1776–1850)
  1. 1. Jonathan Clark 1796–1870 m. Sally Hager 1800–1840
    1. 1. James (Weaver) Clark 1815–1870
    2. 2. Franklin Clark 1829–1850
    3. 3. Edaline Clark 1827–1850
    4. 4. Mary (Lucinda) Clark 1827–1870
      1. 1. Sarah (Emaline) Mauney 1847–1904
        1. 1. Maude (Ann) Beam 1881–1969
        2. 2. Maude (Ann) Beam 1881–1969
    5. 5. Mary (Lucinda) Clark 1827–1870
      1. 1. Sarah (Emaline) Mauney 1847–1904
    6. 6. William (A C) Clark 1821–1884 m. Charlotte (D) Weir 1820–1892
      1. 1. Elizabeth (E) Clark 1849–1859
      2. 2. Infant Clark 1855–1855
      3. 3. Infant Clark 1845–1846
      4. 4. Infant Clark 1860–1860
      5. 5. Martha Clark 1852–1859
      6. 6. Minerva (T.) Clark 1856–1859
      7. 7. William (Lee) Clark 1862–1922 m. Margaret (Maggie) Glass 1898–1929 m. Minnie (Lee) Moss 1874–1932
        1. 1. John (Henry) Clark 1900–1951 m. Effie (M) Riddle 1912–1956 m. Margaret (Maggie) Glass 1894–1929
        2. 2. Fred (E) Clark 1892–1976
        3. 3. William (Grover) Clark 1894–1977
        4. 4. Edgar (P) Clark 1899–1956
        5. 5. Vernon (Ruth) Clark 1901–1980
        6. 6. Kenneth (Tim) Clark 1904–1949
        7. 7. Ellerie (Bessie Mae) Clark 1906–1908
        8. 8. Paul (Franklin) Clark 1911–2002
        9. 9. Kimie Clark 1904–
        10. 10. Mabel (Virginia) Clark 1910–1977
      8. 8. Infant (Son) CLARK 1843–1844
      9. 9. Cynthia (A) CLARK 1844–1900
      10. 10. Margaret (S) CLARK 1846–
      11. 11. Sara (R) Payne 1851–1933 m. Joseph (D) Payne 1847–
        1. 1. Lillian (M) Payne 1897–
        2. 2. Charley (H) Payne 1883–
        3. 3. Ella Payne 1893–
        4. 4. Anna (L) Payne 1885–
        5. 5. Joseph (G) Payne 1878–
      12. 12. Infant (Daughter) CLARK 1855–1855
      13. 13. Diana (Catherine) CLARK 1858–1934 m. Andrew (Gamewell) Gantt 1858–1941
        1. 1. Lillie (Mae) Weir 1897–1968
        2. 2. Lucretia (Elizabeth Alice) Beam 1886–1935
        3. 3. John (F.) Gantt 1881–1968
        4. 4. Arthur (Durham) Gantt 1883–1927
        5. 5. Lucretia (E A) Gantt 1886–1935
        6. 6. Rufus (Columbus) Gantt 1888–1974
        7. 7. Frances (Josephine) Gantt 1890–1892
        8. 8. Bessie (Gertrude) Gantt 1893–1985
        9. 9. Lillian (Mae) Gantt 1897–1968
        10. 10. William (McKinley) Gantt 1899–1959 m. Zella (Blanche) DENNIS 1903–1972
        11. 11. Ida (Nina) Gantt 1901–1902
        12. 12. Myrtle (Jeanelle) Gantt 1903–1979
      14. 14. Frances CLARK 1869–1880
      15. 15. James CLARK 1867–
  2. 2. Nancy Clark 1840– m. Hugh Wiley 1840–
  3. 3. Ginsey ((Jane) Mary) Clark 1806–1869
  4. 4. Joshua Clark 1796–
  5. 5. William Clark 1813–1899
  6. 6. Susannah ("Ann" E) Clark 1785–1866
  7. 7. Jesse Clark 1811–1870 m. Nancy (Jane) Clark 1811–1892
    1. 1. Joseph (Cornelius) Clark 1844–1897
  8. 8. John (J) Clark 1815–1882
    1. 1. James (Henry) Clarke 1843–1926
  9. 9. Abslam Clark 1818–1882
    1. 1. Laura (Frances) McCurry 1862–1944
    2. 2. Mary (E) Lytle 1864–1911
    3. 3. Lewis (Hampton) Clark 1870–1935
    4. 4. Ada Bird 1859–1924
  10. 10. Mahlon Clark 1792–1798
  11. 11. Letitia Clark 1795–1799

Cornelius Clark's Timeline

3 Records

1770
1770
Birth of Cornelius Clark in Lincoln County, North Carolina, USA
Lincoln County, North Carolina, USA
1810
1810
Age 40
Cornelius Clark resided here in Capt Reids District, Lincoln, North Carolina, United States
Capt Reids District, Lincoln, North Carolina, United States
1835
1835
Age 65
Death of Cornelius Clark in McDowell County, North Carolina, USA
McDowell County, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1770
    Event Place: Lincoln County, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 855.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: HLS
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1810
    Event Place: Capt Reids District, Lincoln, North Carolina, United States
    Record Source: 1810 United States Federal Census, Year: 1810; Census Place: Capt Reids District, Lincoln, North Carolina; Roll: 40; Page: 472; Image: 00687; Family History Library Film: 0337913

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Burke, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: North Carolina, Land Grant Files

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1835
    Event Place: McDowell County, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Old Fort, McDowell County, North Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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